Feel Quote by Pete Docter

Curiously, directing my own films have made me more tolerant and patient. I've always been an extremely impatient actor. Waiting around drove me nuts.…

— Robert Redford

In a lot of movies, honestly, the directors don't talk to you that much. Maybe they say, "Faster, slower," whatever. Sometimes they give you…

— John Turturro

I've never formally trained in acting, so I'm very instinctual and visceral with decisions.

— Brittany Murphy

That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people.

— Ray Harryhausen

I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me.…

— Julie Delpy

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

— Ewan McGregor

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.

— Zack Snyder

Going into live action, the perception I had was that to be a director, you had to be loud, you had be physically fit,…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but…

— Danny Huston

I haven't got the capability or the patience. As a director, you need to be very good with people's personalities and be able to…

— Jason Statham

I'm so dependent on reacting to the other actors on the set, and to the director. I'm very responsive. I react. And I treasure…

— Ben Kingsley

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then…

— Jodie Foster